HOUSE 1699118th CongressReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 3/22/2023
Actions
- 2023-03-22Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2023-03-22Introduced in House
- 2023-03-22Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-22 (00)
Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2023
This bill establishes an Office of Gun Violence Prevention within the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Policy.
Among its duties, the office must coordinate various gun violence prevention efforts that are administered by the Department of Justice, recommend policy options to promote evidence-based gun violence prevention strategies, and promote related data collection.
Cosponsors (20)
- JAMES CLYBURN (D-SC)
- DANNY DAVIS (D-IL)
- FRANK PALLONE (D-NJ)
- MIKE THOMPSON (D-CA)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
- NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
- Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
- Steven Horsford (D-NV)
- Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
- Becca Balint (D-VT)
- Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
- Jennifer McClellan (D-VA)
- Greg Landsman (D-OH)
- Robert Garcia (D-CA)
- Sara Jacobs (D-CA)
- Nikema Williams (D-GA)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Justice
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Firearms and explosives
- Government studies and investigations
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